People

New spectrum management tools en route to Baghdad

The lack of spectrum management tools has hampered the fight against improvised explosive devices in Iraq, military leaders say.

People

Marine Corps' Mattis nominated to lead JFCOM

Mattis currently serves as commander, I Marine Expeditionary Force and commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command.

People

Air Force cyber command takes shape

Details on new outfit are expected as the service celebrates its 60th birthday.

People

Clerical error holds up Army CIO confirmation

The Senate, having caught a mistake in the Army paperwork after confirming Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Sorenson in March, wants to go through the nomination process again.

People

DOD takes steps to cut contract costs

House urges military to reduce spending on services through better oversight.

People

Joint Staff readies cyber operations plan

It will complement the classified National Military Strategy for Cyberspace Operations, an Air Force official said.

People

Air Force general emphasizes focus on nonkinetic warfare

Maj. Gen. William Lord said the new Cyberspace Command could help preempt armed conflicts that involve traditional weapons.

People

DOD studies its procurement capabilities

Procurement officials will undergo a self-evaluation to help the department understand its workforce and contracting practices.

People

DOD to decide on Navy HR system

England must determine whether Navy will use DIMHRS or the Marine Corps' system.

People

Management changes under way for DOD modeling and simulation

Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England wants to create a panel to oversee departmentwide efforts.

People

Assad: DOD not keen on more integrator-led programs

Shay Assad, director of DOD acquisition policy, said the use of lead system integrators raises questions of organizational conflicts of interest both for the lead contractor and the government.

People

Is IT security getting short shrift?

Concerned former DOD officials call for greater use of cybersecurity metrics.

People

Air Force seeks new ideas for support missions

It wants technologies that could offset limitations such as force reductions and budget shortfalls.

People

DOD, intell community to collaborate on network access control

They are preparing a memo to formalize collaboration on an authentication mechanism named attribute-based access control, a DOD official said.

People

Information assurance still a tough sell at DOD, ex-official says

Linton Wells says it's difficult to measure a return on investment in that area.

People

House axes stability ops center

Lawmakers want to cut project’s funding, surprising some.

Digital Government

Army extends work on deployment database

The Army intends to award DeticaDFI a sole-source contract for the continued operation and development of a database containing information about all Army deployments since Sept. 11, 2001, according to a notice posted on the Federal Business Opportunities Web site and several service officials.

People

Army extends work on deployment database

Under a sole-source contract, DeticaDFI will maintain and update a database that helps Army officials track and analyze information about all deployments since September 2001.

People

DOD expands encryption mandate

New policy requires military to protect all sensitive data on mobile devices.

People

Navy secretary laments continued loss of private data

In the past 19 months, Navy officials reported more than 100 incidents of personally identifiable information being lost, Secretary Donald Winter wrote in a recent message.